So today the topic is ~ LOVE~

Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. John 13:34

Before I get to the love part, I never dreamed that I’d be old enough to be a grandmother, today I turn 50…. How could this be? Recently I became of member of AARP. What? Again, I am not that old..but ….when I received my first magazine in my mailbox and Raquel Welch was on the cover…I thought, okay, I am in good company..

So, even after I got the news that my daughter-in-law was pregnant with Brooklyn, and then again with my grandson, I was moving up a notch in the life cycle, I was as nervous as I was excited. What sort of grandma would I be? Would I be as love struck as my nana friends, all of whom seemed so gaga over their grandchildren?

When my own mother became a first time grandmother to my nephew, my mother turned all doting to her grandchild. I remember seeing the adoration on my mother's face as she recounted my nephew’s antics as if they were the most fascinating stories! 

That shows how much a grandchild can capture a grandma's heart. ~Love~

Well, from the moment I laid eyes on Brooklyn, I succumbed to love beyond reason. Now I've fallen a second time in love for Gabriel, baby brother born November 9th.

Being a grandparent is like feeling as if you're going to burst with happiness all the time. My almost 2-year-old granddaughter, Brooklyn, is the joy of my life. I'm wrapped around her little finger. We are now blessed with a grandson Gabriel and it's only a matter of time before he too, melts my heart.

When I'm with Brooklyn and I know I will feel the same about Gabriel, I don't ever want to give them back. I just want to hold them and play all day and night. My time with them gives me a new purpose, drive, and energy. It's like becoming a mom all over again.

One thing though, is….I pray that I, along with their loving and Godly parents… impart two important life lessons on my grandchildren: ~ simply, ~Love and Be Kind to Others ~

As I watch my son and daughter-in-law interact with Brooklyn, I am amazed at their patience and how they discipline with love. They are shepherding her heart as she grows. My grandchildren will have higher self-esteem, and thus will feel secure enough to make others feel good about themselves, too. Children are more confident, stable, social, and happy when they grow up surrounded by love—love for them and love among all others in the home.

There's an old saying that children can be cruel, but I find that children can be amazingly kind, sweet, and generous, too. That starts in the home, B&B you are exactly the parents that God intended for Brooklyn and Gabriel.